A note on the prolongation structure of the cubically nonlinear integrable Camassa-Holm type equation

In this Letter, we formulate an exterior differential system for the newly discovered cubically nonlinear integrable Camassa-Holm type equation. From the exterior differential system we establish the integrability of this equation. We then study Cartan prolongation structure of this equation. We also discuss the method of identifying conservation laws and Baecklund transformation for this equation from the identified exterior differential system. -- Highlights: → An exterior differential system for a cubic nonlinear integrable equation is given. → The conservation laws from the exterior differential system is derived. → The Baecklund transformation from the Cartan-Ehresmann connection is obtained.